By Theresa Riley / Moyers & CompanyJan 30, 2017
For 40 years, the crusade against abortion has affected women on Medicaid in particular, and a new bill will extend restrictions to all American women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigAug 13, 2016
"Abortion: Stories Women Tell" avoids politics, instead letting women share accounts of how they coped with governmental restrictions on the procedure. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigJul 6, 2016
The news media are not presenting a complete picture For generations, many ministers have stood with people making difficult choices about their reproductive lives The news media are not presenting a complete picture. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJun 30, 2016
With hundreds of abortion restriction bills in play around the country, this week's landmark victory in a Texas battle over the issue is cause for celebration, but not rest. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 29, 2016
After the court handed a sweeping victory to abortion rights advocates, there was a torrent of analysis on what it means and what comes next. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Rose AguilarJun 13, 2016
Dawn Porter’s “Trapped”—which airs June 20 on PBS—explores the effects of restrictive abortion laws in Texas and other parts of the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Rose AguilarJun 9, 2016
As the Supreme Court considers its stance on the contentious Texas law, Stephanie Toti, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights, weighs in on how it has affected women’s health care. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMar 3, 2016
Before the passing of the hard-right justice created the possibility of a dramatic shift in the Supreme Court, there was fear that Roe v. Wade would be undercut in a pending case. Now beleaguered rights proponents are looking to Justice Anthony Kennedy to swing the ideologically divided bench their way. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 26, 2015
The Republican presidential candidate isn't shy about making comparisons with slavery in order to draw attention to present-day socio-political issues in America, and during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, he invoked that historical disgrace once again in reference to abortion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Sarah Lazare, Common DreamsOct 21, 2015
"It is time for all of us to stand up and say what we do is good," says the director of the Allentown Women's Center in Bethlehem, Pa., one of the many independent providers speaking up for the social value of abortion care—without apology. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 30, 2015
In a five-hour special session devoted to a problem they'd engineered, congressional GOP members put on a show of righteous indignation as they attempted to make the case for pulling federal funding of Planned Parenthood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Valerie Tarico / AlterNetSep 24, 2015
Conservative readings of the Bible demand suffering for women, the sick and the dying. And this has an impact on our lives today. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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